Princess Augusta of Great Britain

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Augusta of Great Britain was a British princess, granddaughter of George II and the only elder sibling of George III. She was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by marriage to Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. Her daughter Caroline was the spouse of George IV.

Portrait by Johann Georg Ziesenis, c. 1764-70

Augusta aged 14 in a family portrait of 1751 by George Knapton.

Princess Augusta, aged 17, by Liotard

Augusta by Angelica Kauffman, 1767; Royal Collection, London

Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick

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Charles William Ferdinand was the prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources.

Schloss Wolfenbüttel, probable birthplace of Charles William Ferdinand

Princess Augusta of Great Britain, his wife, painted c. 1763

Portrait of Charles William Ferdinand as Hereditary Prince by Pompeo Batoni, 1767.

Equestrian statue of the duke in Brunswick, by Franz Pönninger [de].